THE BIODEGRADABLE BURIALPOD THAT TURNS YOUR BODY INTO A TREE
According to CNN, an organic burial pod is a biodegradable burial pod that a dead body goes inside of; the pod then works with nature to turn the decaying body into a tree. Imagine that when you died you didn’t get buried in a coffin six feet under the ground. Instead, you opted for natural burial and your body serves to nourish the soil around you. And in that very same spot, a young tree is planted and begins to flourish and grow.A future like that isn’t too far off. Two Italian designers launched a project called Capsula Mundi or “ burial pods ” which seeks to change the way you think about and interact with the concept of death. Here’s how it works: The biodegradable plastic shell is buried with a body or ashes inside of it. Once buried, it breaks down; the remains inside give the surrounding soil nutrients, and a sapling planted above the body begins to take root. Capsula Mundi is a cultural and broad-based project, which envi...